Clamping member for awnings



CLAM'PING MEMBER FOR AWNINGS Filed Sept. 18, 1925 6 l2 hL C l l'jigllumiiil iatentecl May 17, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,628,687 PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD H. .SCHANE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE BANNER MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CLAMPING MEMBER FOR AWNINGS.

Application filedseptember 18, 1925. Serial No. 57,239,

The present inventionrelates to a support which used 111 connection with the mounting of awnings, and 1s intended for attachment to a portion of a builidingon which the awning is to be mounted, serving as a support andclamp for the top rod of the awning.

The object of the invention is to produce tion will appear as the description proreeds.

Reference shouldbe had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification, .in which Fig. his a front eleation of the device; Fig. 2 is a sideelevalion; Fig. 3 is a side elevation with portions in section; Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a part of the device, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of another portion of the device.

It custonnuy in supporting the top portion of the awnings to attach in any suitable manner an iron rod or pipe in a suitable seam or fold in the top portion of the awning. This rod or pipe is then held in suitable clamps, which clamps are fastened to appropriate portions of the building. These clamps retain the top portion of the awning in place, and are usually of such construction that the rod or pipe ma be removed when it is desired to take own the awning.

The present invention relates to a clamp which is used in the manner which has before been described.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the device comprises a member having a central hollow raised portion which is indicated at 1. This raised portion has an opening in the top thereof which is indicated at 2, and cast integral with the raised portion 1 are hook-like arm members which are indicated at El and 4. These members 3 and 4 terminate in hook portions 3 and 4, which are adapted to receive the eye-end of pulleys which are customarily emplo ed to receive the raising and lowering cor s of the awning.

The portion 1. which has already been described has a forwardly extending lip 5 which is adapted to cooperate with a clamping member which will presently be described.

The clamping member comprises a shank portion (3 which at its upper end is threaded. There are two forwardly extending projerting feet 7 and S anda rearwardly extending projection or foot 9.

This clamping member which is more particularlyshown in Figs. 3 and 5, isassem bled with respect to the other part of the clamping device by inserting the upstanding member 6 tl'irough the opening 2 in the member 1, andwhen in this positionthe extension 9 extends between the armsli and i into a slot 10 which is provided .in the rear portion of the member 1 while the extensions and 8 extend forwardly and lie beneath the lip The forward portion of the member 1 beneath the lip 5 is cut away in order to provide a rounding wall socket nn-tion, as indicated at 5 in Fig. 1-. Like wise the extensions 7 and 8 are somewhat curved as will be shown more particularly in l igs. 2 and 3.

A rod 11 when associated with the canvas of an awning is laid on the extensions 7 and 8, and beneath the lip 5. A wing nut 12 engages the threaded end of the upstanding member ('3 which, as before explained, extends through the whole tube, and when this nut member is turned in the proper direction, it will clamp the rod ll between the projecting lip 5 and the extensions 7 and 8 of the movable clamp member, and likewise the rod will. occupy at least in part the curved recess in the walls of the member l which lie beneath the 1i 5.

It will be seen that by providing the separate clamping member which is moved to its clamping position by means of the independent nut 12, that rods 11 of different diiii ameter size may be accommodated by the same clamping device, and therefore, the same support may be used with different sizes of pipe, and therefore with larger or smaller awnings, so that by the arrangement described the mounting device becomes, practically speaking, universal for various sizes of awnings which require ditl'e rent size rods at the top thereof. The clamping device is held down very satisfactorily due to the fact that the nut 12 has a large surface of engagement with the top surface of the member 1. so that it will be held firmly when in its tightened position. Furthermore, it will be seen that by providing the winged nut in the position in which it occurs in the device, this nut is readily accessible, and can be easily gotten at either for tightening or to loosen the same.

A further incident to the construction described is that the hooks 3 and 4 may be so positioned with respect to the extensions 7 and 8 of the clamping member that they will effectively prevent the eye of a pulley from becoming disengaged from its hook after it has once been mounted upon the hook.

This isdecidedly advantageous in the construction as it obviates the likelihood of pulleys being accidentally dislodged from their hooks in the usual operation of raising and lowering an awning.

It should further be noted that the clamping member is prevented from turning by the fact that it has the rearward extension 9 which occupies a slot 10 in the rear wall of the member 1. Therefore, when the nut 12 is tightened or loosened there is no tendency for theelamping member to rotate.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A clamping member comprising a part having an opening and an extending lip, a clamping member having a screw threaded shankwhich extends through said opening and also provided with an extension which normally lies beneath said lip, said lip andextension being adapted to receive a rod between them, and a nut engaging said screw threaded shank for the purpose described.

2. A clamp comprising a member having a raised central portion with hooked arms depending therefrom said central portion having an opening therethrough and an extending lip, a clamping member having a threaded shank extending through the said opening said clamping membe also having an extension which normally lies beneath the said lip and a nut engaging that portion of the threaded shank which extends beyond the said opening.

3. A. clamping member comprising a part having a central portion and hooks extending from opposite sides thereof said central portion having an opening and an extending lip, and also provided with a recess, a clamping member having a threaded shank which extends through said opening, said clamping member having an extension which Ollgilfltls' with the aforesaid recess, and said clamping member having another extension which normally lies beneath the said hook, and a nut engaging that portion of the threaded shank which extends beyond the aforesaid opening.

In testimony whereof, 1 hereunto ailix my signature.

EDlVARD H. SCHANE.

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